Manager, Accounting

Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Posted a month ago

The role

The Manager, Accounting will manage and oversee the company's accounting functions. This role focuses on executing complex accounting operations, ensuring GAAP compliance, and assisting with payroll, accounts payable, and purchasing.

What you will do

Manage and oversee the company's general ledger
Lead month-end and year-end close processes
Resolve complex balance sheet reconciliations
Research, document, and present accounting position memos
Lead collaboration with IT to optimize accounting and payroll systems
Improve integration between GL, payroll, accounts payable, and purchasing
Lead continuous improvement initiatives for accounting workflows
Serve as backup for payroll, accounts payable, and purchasing functions
Coordinate accounting and payroll audit activities
Work with cross-functional teams to provide financial insights

Required qualifications

Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field
8–10+ years of progressive accounting experience
2–3 years of experience leading accounting processes, projects, or team members
Experience in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or broader life sciences industry, ideally with a pre-commercial or clinical-stage company
Strong knowledge of GAAP and payroll regulations
Ability to exercise independent judgement on complex accounting decisions
Experience with NetSuite
Ability to design, implement, and improve accounting processes
Experience reconciling multiple GL accounts including payroll and benefits
Hands-on payroll accounting experience
Experience gathering data for financial and tax audits
Some experience with P2P process

Nice to have

CPA, or relevant advanced degree
Public accounting experience (e.g., Big 4 or a national/regional firm)
Experience working within a publicly traded company

About the company

Kardigan is a heart health company working to make cardiovascular disease preventable, curable and no longer the leading cause of death in the world. The company has a cutting-edge discovery and translational research platform and a pipeline of late-stage candidates.